Because this is where the action is. Lots of info to cull.
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Robert, you donāt mind if we talk about you like youāre not here, right? 
But seriously, he was right on that one. I thought Ipse was out of line.
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True.
But then you didnāt really leave, did you?
Dramatics for nothing.
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Iāve never really participated heavily online in anything except for ftc, itās definitely opened my eyes to how dramatic/hysterical ppl can get.
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Ditto
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Lol you arenāt wrong, but I still miss the grumpy blue dot (not enough to go to HO though). You are welcome back @ipsedixit if youāre listening
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Odd statement, since the only ārobustā regional board here is LA.
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Thatās true (LA being the only robust section on FTC)
I was never a chowhound person and only learned of FTC from an eater article in 2014 or ā15. While living in Glendale it was a fantastic resource. After leaving, while I still enjoy the discussions and people, itās much less relevant.
Iāve only lately gotten around to being active on HO. Itās broader, so itās a little more difficult to get a feel for things, but I find the mix of folks there (many familiar from here) helpful and informative about their given regions. Thereās more cooking/baking depth there and a little more āfood adjacentā discussion.
If I need food info on the LA or So Cal region, Iām coming here. Most anywhere else, while Iāll certainly check here, Iād probably rely on HO more.
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Exactly. Except even Hungry Onionās NYC contingent (my home base) is a shadow of what Chowhound was in its heyday. If a similar resource exists to the Chowhound Manhattan board, I have not found it.
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Yes, but itās hella robust. You wonāt find anything like it on HO. Just like you wonāt find any home cooking threads on FTC as robust as HO. Itās just the way it is.
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And itās the only one that is. HOs NYC coverage is improving, slowly, and its NJ coverage is even more complete. FTC has - as far as I can tell - no growth anywhere but LA. Probably due to where its users are, geographically. It seems like the NYC posts here are primarily made by people who live elsewhere, whereas the NYC posts on HO are made by people - like me - who live in NYC.
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Exactly. The folks here ARE more well traveled than the average bear and certainly have lots to offer, but no one knows an areaās ins and outs like longtime residents.
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Yes, but weāre talking about Chowseeker and Ipse. Both LA posters.
I almost wrote that the NJ board is the most active regional board on HO but didnāt want to be too wordy lol. But as active as HOs NJ board is a member caused a stir by posting his NJ restaurant dinners on home cookingās Whatās for Dinner because itās where the action is. Just as a couple home cooks on FTC have been known to slip in a homemade meal on the restaurant thread Monthly Rundown because itās where the action is here.
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Who is? Iām not. And Iām unsure what your point is.
If that happened, Iām unaware of it. People will mention that Whatās for Dinner is intended for home cooking, but ācaused a stirā implies contentiousness, which I do not believe there was. Posting your restaurant meals there is not all that uncommon. I donāt do it, or at least I donāt remember ever doing it, and if it were up to me, Iād rather have people just start threads about the restaurants they eat at. Particularly if they eat there a lot, which - if weāre talking about the same poster - seems to be the case.
Youāre right. Youāre not talking about it so I didnāt mean you. Youāre butting in with your two cents on a conversation you are obtusely or ignorantly unaware of. Like on HO. There was definitely contention about posting restaurant meals on the Whatās for Dinner thread to the point of people wanting to take a vote. The yays won. Hurt feelings were had and a poster left. I care and pay attention to the people I communicate with. Do you? That you donāt (here or on HO) is not my problem and not my responsibility to explain.
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If you want to have a private conversation, to keep people from ābutting in,ā then take it to a PM. You know, like you did when you PMād me to call me a bitch.
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Ho Hoā¦ again, youāre not paying attention if you think Iām not capable of calling you a bitch in the open forum. I was being respectful to other posters and you too in some respect. Because this goes farther back then your comments here which I find a minor irritant. I think you are a bitch who adds no value to this site and one who was a party to a most valued member, Bulavinaka, leaving FTC for good, as I said on DM. So if your intent is to embarrass me by calling me out then have at it. Iāll let peeps judge for themselves who the bitch is. This was the last day Bulavinaka posted on FTCā¦
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One wonders why you donāt just block me, then. As I also suggested to you in our little tete-a-tete.
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Save me some. I find this as interesting as you do.